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Problems steering my sailboat with outboard/tiller Monaco at 9:18pm 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 11/5432 Steering my sailboat out of the channel is a two man job because the outboard won't stay in one pla
Baking brownies in the Force 10 oven jveatch at 6:35pm 02.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1115 My wife tried baking brownies in the Force 10 oven that is in our Hunter 41DS. She used a glass 9x1
Like 'Em Hard or Soft? robfmcc at 4:55pm 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 24/4182 Trying to decide on a dinghy, hard or soft bottom is a difficult choice. They both have their pluse
Whisker Pole, Mast Track, and Ring KZW at 2:25pm 02.06.15 Catalina 310 27/10507 I have a 150 Genoa on my C-310 and could use a whisker pole. However, I have no mast track, and no r
Blasted engine water thru hull strainer (1) arf145 at 2:12pm 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 16/4264 My Beneteau has oblong strainer-type thru-hulls for the engine water and the dripless shaft seal. Th
Going to look at an O'Day 222- any things to watch out for? mookman at 12:35pm 02.06.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/7543 Hey everybody, this weekend I'll be going to look at a 1984 O'Day 222. Are there any known issues I
Replacing outhaul in Selden boom syeldell at 11:51am 02.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2064 The outhaul on my 450 Passage frayed and broke inside the boom. Does the outhaul line run straight t
Hot rod sailboat jleblanc31 at 7:01am 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 49/7363 So I have an opportunity to get a sailboat but it needs a motor. I was going to fit it with a Chevy
Navico/SIMRAD NAIS-400 ais as gps source on NMEA 2000 (3) TropicalSeattle at 9:38pm 02.05.15 Ask All Sailors 1/2637 I Have applied this software upgrade: http://www.simrad-yachting.com/en-US/Support/Downloads/NAIS-40
Lazy Jack systems Pichin at 9:02pm 02.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/4849 Hi, where can I find a Lazy jack systems for may Hunter 260?? Thanks.
28' sailboat (1) Corondalay at 8:54pm 02.05.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2088 An anyone tell me what kind of boat this is or how hard it would be to produce a title that's been l
New 310 Owner Steve in Fl at 8:50pm 02.05.15 Catalina 310 17/2300 Hello everyone, I just purchased a 2001, 310 :D. This site has been very helpful in making that de
380 Hot Water Heater with "the drip" Jay Meyer at 6:50pm 02.05.15 Big Boats 5/1332 I have a 2001 380 with a leak in the hot water heater. So how does one replace the unit. It is loca
A "boats only" BuyNSail at 5:50pm 02.05.15 Ask All Sailors 0/72 Greetings all, new to the forum. We own Torrid Marine, and wondered what everyone thinks of the i
Impeller parts are here, now what? (1) DAVA390 at 4:49pm 02.05.15 Engines and Propulsion 8/1511 New parts here, now what??? Actually, I am semi competent mechanically, you yung un`s wouldn`t know
Battery Use Survey Observations Maine Sail at 12:19pm 02.05.15 Musings With Maine Sail 24/6671 As of this morning I have over 1000 responses!! While waiting for a new refrigerator to be delivere
Wipe out all sewer smells for good. brettkarst at 11:21am 02.05.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/51 RVTANKDOCTOR along with TankTechsRx has perfected a system that GUARANTEES we solve holding tank pro
Anchor chain All U Get at 11:21am 02.05.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2758 Hi all, Just thinking of the anchor chain and how it has been on the boat for a few seasons. How
Ground Wire Gauge cb32863 at 11:15am 02.05.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1268 So the ground wire on my new to me 235 has gone missing. Anyone know what gauge to use? Its the wire
Leak above salon table - 40.5 redunculous at 10:57am 02.05.15 Big Boats 6/1263 Hi all, I have a leak from the light fitting just above my salon table - has anyone else had this p

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AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 5:42am 09.27.23 Second only to GPS, AIS is a valuable asset if there is any significant boat traffic. On the ICW it
Just a bit too much heel and helm FDL S2 at 5:40am 09.27.23 FDL: The picture is interesting from a sail trim standpoint. The trim on both boats appears to be t
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Ward H at 5:34am 09.27.23 Frankly, I don't know how I would have done this trip without it; @jssailem and @LeslieTroyer int
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 5:19am 09.27.23 I think the concern about antenna placement is not due to potential interference, it is signal stren
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 5:08am 09.27.23 Hi Dave, Now that begs the question, where is your VHF Radio antenna? Do you have only one and use
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Ward H at 4:56am 09.27.23 The VHF antenna that the AIS uses is indeed on my mast head! Hi Dave, Now that begs the question,
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter kappykaplan at 4:55am 09.27.23 These conversations are great for figuring things out! :plus: I have two GPS antennas on my pushp
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 4:50am 09.27.23 They should be able to see you. Higher up you will be able to see them further away and often behin
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 4:35am 09.27.23 I understand AIS and VHF are line of sight. But if my AIS can see the ship at 25 nm, they must als
...and we whined about prices back in '75 Timm R Oday25 at 4:16am 09.27.23 Wow ..I wonder how many folks can actually use one now ..
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 4:15am 09.27.23 No, they boats will see each other at a little under 10 miles. Same as with landfall, you can see m
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 4:09am 09.27.23 No, they boats will see each other at a little under 10 miles. Same as with landfall, you can see mo
29.5 Single and Double Spreader Rigs?? Bentsailor at 4:04am 09.27.23 29.5 Single and Double Spreader Rigs??
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 3:59am 09.27.23 5 NM is roughly the distance to the horizon when standing from about 8 feet above sea level, the he
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 3:44am 09.27.23 No idea where you got the 5 nm, perhaps it's the unit you are running, but my AIS with antenna moun
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 3:14am 09.27.23
Volvo MD11C Overheating issue Mark Maulden at 10:21pm 09.26.23 put the t-stat in a pan of water on the stove with a thermometer and see if/when it opens. Then cle
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter jssailem at 9:45pm 09.26.23
keel control Ralph Johnstone at 9:30pm 09.26.23 This link is from the Marlow Hunter website. I have the same .xls from Marlow Hunter. There are
My solution for winch override. Yours? jssailem at 9:22pm 09.26.23 Your words of wisdom resonate. It is all about your boat, where and how you choose to sail.

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